Mecox Lane Limited, Chinese retailer focused on health, beauty and lifestyle products, entered into an agreement and plan of merger with the British Virgin Islands-registered business company Minat Associated Co., and its wholly owned subsidiary ChinaEquity Alliance Victory Co., Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands.
Under the terms of the agreement, the BVI company will acquire Mecox Lane for cash consideration which equals to US$0.114 per ordinary share, or US$4.00 per American Depositary Share of the Chinese company. The CI-based subsidiary will merge with and into Mecox Lane, the last one continuing as the surviving company and wholly owned subsidiary of Minat Associated Co.
The merger transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2016. As a result of the merger, Mecox Lane Limited will become a privately-held company, and its ADSs will no longer be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
